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Lectures
Lecture series by local societies have formed an integral part of The Menuhin Hall’s programme of events from the outset, with The Arts Society, East Surrey Area as well as the Claremont & Oxshott Arts Society and Surrey U3A all holding regular lectures here. On a number of occasions lecture days will also feature short taster performances by The Menuhin School’s pupils.
Surrey U3A
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There are more than twenty U3As in Surrey offering opportunities to ‘Learn, Laugh and Live’ in small interest groups covering scores of different subjects and activities. Surrey U3A will be offering the option of either physical or virtual attendance. Study days: 9.30am–4pm
Friday 17 March
A Study Day on Poetry
Steven Fowler, James Haddow and Roger McGough
Friday 21 April
The Story of Polar Exploration and Arctic Frontiers in a Changing Climate
John Ash and Robert Headland, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Friday 19 May
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Professor Hugh Williamson, University of Oxford
Friday 16 Jun
The Vikings and Their Influence in the World Imogen Corrigan
To book, contact Denise Dobbs 07964 798791 / surreyu3astudyday@btinternet.com
Claremont & Oxshott Arts Society
Claremont Arts Society brings people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. Their events provide welcoming places to hear expert lecturers share their specialist knowledge about the arts. Members contribute to and preserve our artistic heritage through volunteering and grants with the aim of creating a better, healthier and more connected society.
Doors open: 1.45pm / Event: 2.15pm
Wednesday 8 March
The Frick, The Wallace and their connection to Knole Hillary Williams
Wednesday 12 April Field of the Cloth of Gold Jo Mabbutt
Wednesday 10 May
Baroque on a Roll: classical music in the modern media
Tony Rawlins
Wednesday 14 June
The Partnership of Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edwin Lutyens
Tom Duncan
To book, contact Patricia Corben 01932 240505 / pcorben@talktalk.net
The Arts Society, East Surrey Area
The Arts Society, East Surrey Area is a leading arts charity widely acknowledged for its valuable contribution to arts education and heritage conservation. Members enjoy high quality and wide-ranging lectures, special events and volunteering activities.
Saturday 13 May
The Arts Society, East Surrey Area, in a publicity partnership with the Surrey Hills International Music Festival, present a pre-concert talk by music lecturer Katy Hamilton.
This will be followed by a performance by the Sitkovetsky Trio with pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School of music by Beethoven and Dvořák.
For full details please see page 10.
Tickets available from The Menuhin Hall Box Office.
For more information, contact The Arts Society, East Surrey Area esaartssociety2020@gmail.com
